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Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay orchestrates neuronal migration and cortical lamination while modulating reelin and ciliary gene regulatory networks (RNAseq)

ABSTRACT: Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is associated with various neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we demonstrate that NMD, mediated by UPF2, previously not linked to cortical organization, is indispensable for neuronal migration and cortical lamination. Conditional deletion of Upf2 in radial glial cells delays neuronal migration and disrupts cortical lamination. Trp53 knockout rescues microcephaly from Upf2 deficiency but cannot rescue lamination defects, showing that UPF2’s role in neuronal migration is uncoupled from its regulation of cell cycle and independent of p53. UPF2 deficiency downregulates key neuronal migration genes in the Reelin signaling pathway and microtubule assembly (e.g., Dab1, Lrp8, Tubb2b, Tuba1a), partly through upregulation of the transcriptional repressor Ino80. Additionally, NMD inhibition causes widespread upregulation of ciliary genes. Ectopic expression of Foxj1, a master regulator of ciliary genes and NMD target, impedes neuronal migration, mimicking the Upf2 knockout phenotype. Therefore, NMD is a central post-transcriptional mechanism that coordinates migration and ciliary gene networks crucial for cortical structure development, providing insight into how NMD dysfunction contributes to neurodevelopmental disorders.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE295221 | GEO | 2025/12/20

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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